I am a former English teacher, now stay-at-home-mom and blogger. I love God, coffee, reading, baking, crafting, the outdoors, and anything to do with my kids and family! I hate spiders, the color pink (most of the time), and assembling things with many small parts. Read more about me here.

My husband is a science teacher, black belt in martial arts, gardener and secretly a fabulous handyman! He loves Japanese anime, rigging up gardening structures, and the St. Louis Rams (I know, I know!).

We have two boys, born in 2010 and 2012. They are energetic, loving, funny, and a daily delight.

Happy Strong Home is a natural family living blog, catering to parents who either have transitioned or seek to move towards a natural lifestyle. Our blog was born March 17, 2010, when I was adjusting to the {much slower} pace of stay-at-home mom life with a newborn (it went under the name A Year With Mom and Dad for four years)!

Although I’d been blogging since 2005, I wanted to create a space dedicated to our new life as parents. I saw how overwhelming parenthood could be: baby products, safety info, parenting styles. My goal for this site was to share our parenting journey and solid information about ideas, recipes, and products that work for our family!